Intercollegiate Debates.

Before the Christmas vacation the students of Dartmouth in mass meeting formed an organization for the purpose of establishing a debating league with Amherst or Williams, or both. Officers were elected, and letters sent to the two colleges to see if any arrangements for debates could be made. At Williams the proposal was very favorably received and met with the approval of those members of the faculty who are most interested in oratorical work; and it is probable that the movement will result in the formation of a permanent intercollegiate debating society, under whose control debates will be held during the winter term of each college year.

The interest in such societies has also made itself felt in the West, where the University of Michigan and the Northwestern University have recently come to an agreement for a debate.